1892-06-13 Johannesburg, South African Republic
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967), was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films. He frequently portrayed suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Murdstone in David Copperfield (1935) and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His most famous role, however, was heroic—that of Sherlock Holmes in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. His later career included Broadway and television work; he received a Tony Award in 1948 as Best Actor in a Play.
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The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage) | 2005-04-05 |
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In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes | 1996-07-01 | |
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Dracula in the Movies | 1992-01-01 | |
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Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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The Great Mouse Detective | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 1986-07-02 |
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The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
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The Horror of It All | Carmichael (archive footage) | 1983-02-23 |
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The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
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Madhouse | Basil (archive footage) | 1974-03-28 |
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Autopsia de un fantasma | Canuto Pérez | 1968-11-07 |
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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Hillbillys in a Haunted House | Gregor | 1967-05-01 |
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Soldier in Love | Duke of York | 1967-04-26 |
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Queen of Blood | Dr. Farraday | 1966-03-01 |
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Reginald Ripper | 1966-04-06 |
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Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet | Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 | 1965-08-01 |
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The Comedy of Terrors | John F. Black | 1964-01-22 |
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The Magic Sword | Lodac | 1962-04-01 |
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Two Before Zero | 1962-10-31 | |
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Ponzio Pilato | Caiaphas | 1962-02-15 |
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Tales of Terror | Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") | 1962-07-04 |
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Victoria Regina | Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield) | 1961-11-30 |
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Mystic Prophecies and Nostradamus | Narrator | 1961-09-13 |
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The Black Cat | 1960-01-01 | |
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A Christmas Carol | Scrooge | 1959-12-27 |
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Aladdin | Emperor | 1958-02-21 |
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Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates | Dr. Boekman | 1958-02-09 |
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The Last Hurrah | Norman Cass Sr. | 1958-12-31 |
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The Lark | Chief Inquisitor | 1957-02-10 |
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The Black Sleep | Sir Joel Cadman | 1956-06-15 |
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Affair in Sumatra | Paul Charters | 1956-02-22 |
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The Stingiest Man in Town | Ebenezer Scrooge | 1956-12-23 |
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We're No Angels | Andre Trochard | 1955-07-07 |
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The Court Jester | Sir Ravenhurst | 1955-12-24 |
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The General's Boots | General Lee | 1954-07-23 |
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Casanova's Big Night | Lucio / Narrator | 1954-04-07 |
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A Christmas Carol | Marley's Ghost | 1954-12-01 |
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows") | 1949-10-05 |
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The Wind in the Willows | Narrator (voice) | 1949-05-10 |
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Terror by Night | Sherlock Holmes | 1946-02-01 |
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Dressed to Kill | Sherlock Holmes | 1946-05-24 |
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Heartbeat | Professor Aristide | 1946-05-01 |
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The Woman in Green | Sherlock Holmes | 1945-06-15 |
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The House of Fear | Sherlock Holmes | 1945-03-16 |
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Pursuit to Algiers | Sherlock Holmes | 1945-10-26 |
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Bathing Beauty | George Adams | 1944-06-27 |
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Frenchman's Creek | Lord Rockingham | 1944-09-20 |
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The Scarlet Claw | Sherlock Holmes | 1944-05-18 |
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The Pearl of Death | Sherlock Holmes | 1944-08-01 |
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Crazy House | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-10-08 |
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Above Suspicion | Sig von Aschenhausen | 1943-05-31 |
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-03-24 |
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The Spider Woman | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-12-10 |
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | Sherlock Holmes | 1943-09-17 |
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Crossroads | Henri Sarrou | 1942-07-23 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Sherlock Holmes | 1942-12-25 |
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Fingers at the Window | Cesar Ferrari / Dr. H. Santelle | 1942-04-22 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Sherlock Holmes | 1942-09-18 |
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 | Himself | 1942-10-05 |
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International Lady | Reggie Oliver | 1941-10-16 |
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The Black Cat | Montague Hartley | 1941-05-02 |
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Paris Calling | Andre Benoit | 1941-12-04 |
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Rhythm on the River | Oliver Courtney | 1940-08-28 |
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The Mad Doctor | Dr. George Sebastian / Dr. Langamann | 1940-12-20 |
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The Mark of Zorro | Captain Esteban Pasquale | 1940-11-08 |
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Rio | Paul Reynard | 1939-09-29 |
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Tower of London | Richard - Duke of Gloucester | 1939-11-17 |
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The Sun Never Sets | Clive Randolph | 1939-05-31 |
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Son of Frankenstein | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein | 1939-01-13 |
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | 1939-09-01 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sherlock Holmes | 1939-03-24 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Basil (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Guy of Gisbourne | 1938-05-13 |
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The Adventures of Marco Polo | Ahmed | 1938-04-07 |
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If I Were King | Louis XI | 1938-09-28 |
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The Dawn Patrol | Maj. Brand | 1938-12-24 |
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Confession | Michael Michailow | 1937-08-19 |
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Tovarich | Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko | 1937-12-25 |
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Love from a Stranger | Gerald Lovell | 1937-04-18 |
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Make a Wish | Johnny Selden | 1937-09-01 |
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Private Number | Thomas Wroxton | 1936-06-05 |
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Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | 1936-09-03 |
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The Garden of Allah | Count Ferdinand Anteoni | 1936-10-14 |
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Anna Karenina | Alexei Alexandrovitch Karenin | 1935-08-30 |
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Kind Lady | Henry Abbott | 1935-12-06 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | Marquis St. Evremonde | 1935-12-25 |
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The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger | Mr. Edward Murdstone | 1935-01-18 |
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A Feather in Her Hat | Captain Randolph Courtney | 1935-10-25 |
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Captain Blood | Levasseur | 1935-12-26 |
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The Last Days of Pompeii | Pontius Pilate | 1935-10-18 |
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Loyalties | Ferdinand de Levis | 1933-07-02 |
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One Precious Year | Derek Nagel | 1933-02-01 |
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A Woman Commands | Capt. Alex Pastitsch | 1932-02-12 |
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After the Ball | Jack Harrowby | 1932-11-23 |
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A Lady Surrenders | Carl Vandry | 1930-10-06 |
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The Flirting Widow | Col. Smith | 1930-05-11 |
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This Mad World | Paul Parisot | 1930-04-11 |
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A Notorious Affair | Paul Gherardi | 1930-04-26 |
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The Lady of Scandal | Edward | 1930-05-24 |
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Sin Takes a Holiday | Reginald 'Reggie' Durant | 1930-11-10 |
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Lord Arthur Dilling | 1929-07-06 |
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The Bishop Murder Case | Philo Vance | 1929-12-31 |
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The Great Deception | Rizzio | 1926-07-26 |
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The Masked Bride | Antoine | 1925-12-13 |
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The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | Undetermined Subordinate Role | 1924-02-04 |
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Trouping with Ellen | Tony Winterslip | 1924-10-05 |
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The School for Scandal | Joseph Surface | 1923-09-12 |
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Innocent | Amadis de Jocelyn | 1921-03-01 |
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The Fruitful Vine | Don Cesare Carelli | 1921-09-01 |
